Kiwibot Plans Campus Expansion After Sodexo Contract, $7.5M Investment
More than 1,200 of Kiwibot’s adorable delivery robots will soon be roaming 50 college campuses across the U.S. by the end of the year, thanks to a new multimillion-dollar contract with Sodexo and a $7.5 million pre-Series A investment, bringing its total fundraising...
Coco Expands Robotic Delivery to Austin
Coco, the Los Angeles-based remotely piloted delivery service, has officially hit the streets of Austin, Texas. It’s the company’s first big step toward nationwide expansion after its recent Series A funding round of $56 million, with upcoming plans to enter the...
DoorDash Brings Flower Deliveries into the Mix
Decades beyond the national dominance of FTD and 1-800-Flowers, DoorDash has moved deeper into flowers-on-demand with same-day floral deliveries through partnerships with more than 3,000 local and national florists. This news follows a multi-year journey of fulfilling...
Club Feast Finds Incremental Revenue in Slow Hours
Incremental is the word used all across the food delivery space. Third-party aggregators promise orders that restaurants never would have seen. It’s largely proven to be accurate, but Club Feast was built on the idea of creating incremental revenue on top of...
Uber Beefs Up West Coast Alcohol, Grocery Delivery
Uber announced a new partnership with Smart & Final Stores, a California-based grocery warehouse store for household and business customers, to expand its on-demand and scheduled grocery delivery to customers on the West Coast. Through the new deal, 173 Smart...
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